2006-09-18 16:56:07 · 2 answers · asked by munrobr28227 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
in 1964, the Disney factory found out Tommy was gay and they immediately released him from his contract after finishing The Monkey's Uncle (1965). Tommy still pursued teen-oriented movies but was essentially blacklisted from the industry and deemed "box office poison." The offers he did receive became progressively dismal. From mediocre fun-in-the-sand fluff like Pajama Party (1964) and It's a Bikini World (1967) to absolute fiascos like Mars Needs Women (1967) (TV) in which he played a Martian, and Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972), Tommy's career went into an irreversible tailspin. Depressed and angry, he sought solace in drugs and nearly died at one point. For health reasons, he completely abandoned his career and slowly moved forward as a recovering addict. He put together a successful carpet and upholstery cleaning business which has run steadily for well over two decades. As recently as 2001, Tommy showed up again in Hollywood -- glimpsed in a few lowbudgets here and there -- but a full time commitment to acting is quite unlikely.
2006-09-18 19:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by amyk479 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0456565/
2006-09-18 23:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle *The Truth Hurts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋